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ANTONOV’S New AN-132D Takes Maiden Flight

ANTONOV’s new multipurpose aircraft, the AN-132D, took to the skies for its maiden flight on Friday 31st March 2017, from the company’s airfield in Kyiv, Ukraine. The prototype of the new aircraft flew for 1 hour and 50 minutes, captained by Victor Goncharov, Test Pilot 1st class, ANTONOV, co-piloted by Bohdan Zagoruyko, Test Pilot 2nd class, ANTONOV, and accompanied by Test Pilot General Mohammed Ayash of the Taqnia Aeronautics Company, Kingdom ... [+]

Major Focus on Saudi Airports Development Projects at 6th Emerging Airports Forum

The 6th Emerging Airports Forum, held in Jeddah at Hilton Hotel on 29-30th of November 2017, will focus on the Saudi airports development projects along with the ongoing and future airports development projects in the Emerging Markets regions worth US$60bn in Middle East, Indian Sub-continent, ... [+]

Werner Enterprises Receives Distinguished Service Award

Werner Enterprises is honored to announce its selection for the 2017 Distinguished Service Award by the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) for its outstanding efforts in support of military veterans and veteran spouses through its Operation Freedom hiring program. MOAA is an independent, nonprofit organization ... [+]

American Airlines Launches Daily Widebody Service Between San Juan and Philadelphia

American Airlines began a daily, nonstop widebody service between San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín Airport (SJU) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) on April 4. PHL is home of American Airlines Cargo’s dedicated 25,000-square-foot pharmaceutical facility. The new daily Airbus A330-200 widebody route further links the two important ... [+]

Emirates SkyCargo Keeps Perishables Fresh with Emirates SkyFresh

Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has launched Emirates SkyFresh - a suite of solutions that help maintain the freshness of perishables and fresh consumables during transportation. Emirates SkyFresh brings together Emirates SkyCargo's state of the art infrastructure at its hub in Dubai, a modern ... [+]

Lynne Embleton Appointed Chief Executive of IAG Cargo

Lynne Embleton, current British Airways Managing Director at Gatwick, is to become Chief Executive of IAG Cargo with immediate effect. She will also join the IAG management committee, reporting directly into its Chief Executive Willie Walsh. Lynne will replace Drew Crawley, who becomes Chief Executive of ... [+]

Not Trivial

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reports that U.S. airlines and foreign airlines serving the United States carried an all-time high of 928.9 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in 2016, 3.5% more than the previous record high of ... [+]

Virgin Atlantic Cargo Reports $217m in Revenues, Higher Volumes in 2016

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has reported revenues of over $217 million for 2016 as its freight volumes rose 1.8% in a challenging market environment. Overall, the airline carried 218,000 tonnes of cargo across its international network offering customers direct services to major cities in the United States, ... [+]

IATA Recognizes Pharma Gateway Amsterdam for Contribution to CEIV Phrama Program

IATA has recognized the Cargo Community at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol for their contribution, support, and endorsement of its CEIV Pharma Program. Nick Careen, Senior Vice President, Airport, Passenger, Cargo and Security, IATA, handed the Certificate to Jonas van Stekelenburg, Cargo Director at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, during ... [+]

AACargo Appoints New Managing Director for Florida, Caribbean, Latin America

American Airlines Cargo has announced the appointment of Lorena Sandoval as managing director of its Florida, Caribbean and Latin America (FCLA) division. She takes over from much-loved industry stalwart, Carmen Taylor who retired from the airline at the end of 2016. Sandoval joined the carrier ... [+]

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